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15Lesson 13 - Let’s go to the movies e-Tec Brasil

Here we go!1. It’s movie timeIn this class you are going to study verbs followed by to or -ing and some verbs which accept both, but with a change in meaning. You are going to study vocabulary related to movie genres and movie crew, which are the professionals involved in the production of a motion picture. The Out loud section presents the pronunciation of weak and strong monosyllabic words, which have a different emphasis depending on the context.

Lesson 13 - Let’s go to the movies

Objetivos

• Identificarousodeto ou -ing em dois verbos seguidos, verificandoosentidoatribuídonacomunicação.

• Conhecer o vocabulário relativo a gêneros de filmes,reconhecendoosestilos.

• Conhecerovocabuláriorelativoaosprofissionaisdo cinema, reconhecendo suas atividades.

• ConhecerasdiferençasdepronúnciadeThe, Object pronouns e To be, observando as formas mais suaves ou enfatizadasdeacordocomasituaçãodecomunicação.

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Warming up2. I wanna go to a real movie theater!In this episode Regan is a little upset, because she doesn’t want to watch amoviesittingonacoffinattheFuneralHome.TheproblemisthatChuckcan’t afford taking her to the movies, so they end up having an argument. Read and listen to their conversation:

Regan: Gee, Chuck, when are you gonna stop being so stingy and take me to a

real movie theater?

Chuck: My bad, Regan. I know you deserve much more than this, but you know I'm broke.

Regan: But I really enjoy going to the movies!

Chuck: I know, and I can't stand seeing you so sad. You really deserve to have a decent

night out. When all of this is over, we'll have enough money to do whatever we want.

Regan: Yeah, sure. Let's just keep watching.

Regan and Chuck have an argument because they are watching an action movieintheFuneralHome,andshewouldrathergotothemovies.Perhapsshe would also like to watch a more girly movie, not so full of action and motorcycles. Exercise your comprehension of the dialogue between Regan and Chuck in the learning activity Movie Section.

In the following topic you are going to study the vocabulary related to movie genres.

Integrated mediaAcesseoconteúdo I wanna go to

a real movie theater! e acompanhe a conversa entre Regan e Chuck.

GlossaryStingy: not generous

in terms of moneyBroke: without any money

Learning activityMovie section

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3. Getting the hang of it

3.1 Main movie genresReganandChuckestãonacasafunerária,assistindoumaction movie. Este tipodefilmefrequentementeincluiexplosions, fights, stunts and chases, e geralmente mostram a batalha entre heróis e vilões. Acompanhe na tabela aseguiradescriçãodealgunstiposdefilmes:

Romantic

It is a funny story with a happy ending. This type of film often explores love at first sight and all kinds of love, and

serves as an escape for the audience. The development of the plot leads to the always desired “Happily ever after”.

AnimationCartoon

It is made from individual drawings, illustrations or paintings, which are photographed frame by frame. The final product is a rapid display of a sequence of static

images, different from each other in imperceptible details.

Science fictionSci-fi

It often explores philosophical issues or focuses on social or political issues. It uses special effects and depicts ETs, time travel and other phenomena

not fully accepted by mainstream science.

Horror

It grabs the viewer’s attention by invoking their worst fears. The plot includes monsters and deranged humans,

combining entertainment and cathartic experiences, with an often shocking and terrifying finale.

Comedy

Aiming to amuse and make the audience laugh, comedy movies exaggerate ordinary situations.

One type of comedy that people are keen on is the slapstick, a kind of film where physical activity is involved, exceeding the limits of common sense.

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Drama

Dramatic themes, such as moral dilemmas, drug addiction, infidelity or violence, among others, are the central

themes. Characters are in conflict at a crucial moment in their lives, and they must overcome tragic crises.

Documentary A factual record or report about real people and events.

Suspense Thriller

The plot keeps you “on the edge of your seat”. It is adrenaline-rushing and fast-paced, and

provides the viewer a rush of emotions, like a high level of anxiety, surprise and expectation.

AdventureIt often depicts treasure hunts, searches or

expeditions for lost continents. Adventure movies are full of adrenaline and excitement.

Chick-flickIntended especially for women, a chick-flick deals with love and romance. The plot is often filled with heavy emotions and relationship-based themes.

WarIt often pairs with action, adventure or romance. This type of movie may depict daily military or civilian life during the war, but most frequent it is about naval, air or land battles.

WesternOne of the oldest kinds of film. It combines dusty

towns, cowboys and Indians to tell the story of the early days of American expansion.

Conhecer este vocabulário permite que você consiga manifestar suaspreferênciassobreoestilodefilmequevocêmaisgosta.Pratiqueestevocabulário com as atividades Movies and their genres e What is this about? Notópicoaseguirvocêestudaráovocabulárioreferenteaosprofissionaisenvolvidosemumaproduçãocinematográfica.

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Getting onAcesseamídiaGo to the

movies e explore o vocabulário relacionado ao cinema.

Learning activityMovies and their genres

What is this about?


3.2 Movie CrewPara produzir um filme, muitos profissionais são envolvidos, desde acriaçãodoenredoatéaedição.Acompanheaseguiradescriçãodecadauma dessas atividades:

Actor Actress The person who acts in a movie, play, soap opera, etc.

Main actorMain actress

The actor or actress who plays the most important role of the movie.

Supporting actorSupporting actress

The actor or actress who plays any important role in the movie but not the main one. They’re usually known as ‘antagonist’.

Producer The person who supervises the production of a movie and controls the budget or the finances.

Director The person who directs and instructs the actors and the crew in a movie production.

Screen writer The person who writes the script for a movie (the screenplay).

Camera man The person who operates a movie camera.

Make-up artist The artist responsible for the make-ups of the actors.

Costume designer The person who is responsible to create or design the costumes used in a movie.

Stunt personThe person who replaces the actors in dangerous

scenes. You can also use the terms stunt man and stunt woman when you know the gender of the person.

Editor The person who makes a selection of the shots of a movie and constructs the flowing sequence of the images.

Handyman The person who is responsible for the maintenance of the equipment used in the movie production.

Depois de estudar o que cada profissional desempenha, pratique este vocabulário com as atividades Movie Crew - who is who? e Movie review. No tópicoaseguirvocêestudaráquaisverbossãoseguidosdapartículadeinfinitivoto,osseguidosdaformagerúndio-ingealgumasexceçõesqueaceitam as duas possibilidades.

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Learning activityMovie Crew - who is who?Movie review.


3.3 Verbs followed by to or -ingNo episódio desta aula, Regan e Chuck estão assistindo um filme naFuneralHome.Reganperguntaaonamoradoquandoelevaideixardeser tão mesquinho e levá-la ao cinema. Veja o que Chuck responde,tentando se desculpar:

You really deserve to have a decent night out.

Perceba que Chuck utiliza o verbo deserve, seguido do verbo have acompanhadodapartículato. Quando temos dois verbos, um seguido de outro,osegundoverbopodeestarnaformainfinitivacomapartículato ou acrescidodaterminação-ing. Na Lesson 11 do módulo 01, você estudou os verbs of liking and disliking,easutildiferençaqueexisteentreousodeto ou -ing após cada um deles.

Verbosseguidosdeto ou -ingexigem,aprincípio,memorização.Nãoháregrasquantoaousodapartículade infinitivoouogerúndio,por issoéimportantequevocêmemorizeosverbosapresentadosnestaaula.Comaprática,atendênciaéquevocêlembremaisfacilmente.

Mind the gapOsverbosmodaissãoseguidos

deverbossemapartículatoouaterminação-ing.

No caso destes verbos serem seguidos por um substantivo,

nãohámodificação,poissubstantivos não são conjugáveis.

Getting onParalembraradiferençaentre o uso do to ou -ing

em verbos. Acesse-os em Verbs of liking and disliking.


Vejanatabelaaseguirosexemplosdeverbosseguidosdapartícula to. Observe que o uso desta partícula independe do tempo verbal no qualestãoconjugados:

Verbs followed by the infinitive particle to

Verbs Examples

agree He didn’t agree to spend money on a chick-flick movie.

choose Carlton chose to say goodbye to his father on a mountain top.

decide I’ve decided to stay here longer.

deserve Regan deserves to go to a real movie theater.

hope They hope to find the truth soon.

prefer I’m sure she’ll prefer to watch a romantic comedy.

pretend Sarah pretended to be someone she’s not.

want I want to have an autograph from the main actress.

Acompanhealgunsexemplosdeverbosqueexigematerminação-ing nos verbosqueosseguem:

Verbs followed by gerund

Verbs Examples

avoid Avoid leaving your children unattended at the movies.

can’t stand I can’t stand watching dubbed movies.

consider Chuck should consider finding a job.

deny My neighbor totally denied breaking my vase.

enjoy Jason enjoys working as a stunt man.

finish Have you finished editing that animation?

mind I don’t mind waiting until Friday for the premiere.

quit The doctor said he must quit acting.

resist I just never resist buying war movies.

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Mind the gapCan’t stand someone/something éumaexpressãoquenãopode ser alterada, ou seja, nãopodeserconjugadaem outro tempo verbal.


Existem alguns que aceitam tanto a partícula de infinitivo to como a terminação-ingnosverbosqueosseguem.VejanovamenteafraseditaporReganenquantoassistiaaumfilmecomChuck:

Gee, Chuck, when are you gonna stop being so stingy and take me to a real movie theater?

Percebaquenafrasefoiutilizadooverbostop, seguido do verbo be + -ing. O verbo to stopéumexemplodeverboqueaceitatantoapartículatoquantoa terminação -ing noverboseguinte.Noentanto, éprecisoestaratentoaoquesepretendedizer:utilizarto ou -ing resulta em uma diferença de sentido da frase. Ao dizer stop being so stingy, Regan está dizendo “parar desermesquinho”,esedissessestop to be so stingy, ela estaria dizendo “parar parasermesquinho”.Comisso,Regansópoderiaterditostop being.

Observe a seguir outros exemplos de verbos que aceitam tanto apreposição tocomoaterminação-ing,epercebaadiferençadesentidoentre as frases:

Dread

She dreaded traveling by plane.

A forma gerúndio após dread indica recear, ter medo de alguma coisa no âmbito geral. “Ela teve medo de viajar de avião.”

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He dreaded to think what could happen.

Dread é muitas vezes utilizado com think ou consider. Nessa frase, dreaded to think significa que He didn’t want to think, ou

seja, “Ele teve medo de pensar o que poderia acontecer.”

Try

She tried buying it online, but she had no internet signal

Try + gerúndio significa tentar, experimentar, utilizando diferentes métodos para que algo dê certo. “Ela tentou comprar online, mas não tinha sinal de internet.”

She tried drinking the milk, but it was sour.

Try + gerúndio também é utilizado quando experimentamos alguma coisa, mas não gostamos nem temos intenção de experimentar

novamente. “Ela tentou beber o leite, mas estava azedo.”

She tried to fix the TV, but she just made the problem worse.

Nessa frase, utilizou-se o infinitivo porque ela não obteve sucesso ao tentar consertar a televisão. “Ela tentou consertar a TV, mas só piorou o problema.”

Try not to disturb me, I have to finish this by 6 o’clock.

O infinitivo também é utilizado se você pede algo que alguém pode ou não conseguir fazer. “Tente não me perturbar, preciso terminar isto até às seis horas.”

Begin

She began dancing. She began to dance.

Quando begin está conjugado em um tempo verbal simples (Present, Past, Present Perfect ou Future Simple), pode-se utilizar tanto

o infinitivo quanto o gerúndio. “Ela começou a dançar.”

She is beginning to dance.

Quando begin está conjugado em um tempo verbal contínuo, o verbo seguinte fica no infinitivo. “Ela está começando a dançar.”

Regret

I don’t regret saying this.

Regret é geralmente utilizado com gerúndio. “Eu não me arrependo de dizer isto.”

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We regret to inform you that your letter has been rejected.

We regret to inform you (...) é uma expressão formal e bastante utilizada, por exemplo, em cartas enviadas por universidades a estudantes. Significa We wish

we did not have to tell you (...). Nesse caso, regret é seguido do verbo inform com a partícula de infinitivo to. “Lamentamos informar que sua carta foi rejeitada.”

Start

Marge started screaming during the horror movie.

Marge started to scream during the horror movie.

Quando start está conjugado em tempos verbais simples (Present, Past, Present Perfect ou Future Simple), pode-se utilizar tanto o infinitivo quanto

o gerúndio. “Marge começou a gritar durante o filme de terror.”

Marge is starting to scream again.

Quando start está conjugado em um tempo verbal contínuo, o verbo seguinte só poderá estar no infinitivo. “Marge está começando a gritar novamente.”

I started to study Japanese, but it was so difficult that I quit the classes.

Para expressar que não foi possível completar ou continuar uma atividade, utiliza-se infinitivo após o verbo start. “Comecei

a estudar japonês, mas foi tão difícil que parei as aulas.”

Remember

I remember writing the message on a piece of paper .

Remember, quando utilizado com um gerúndio, significa que alguém se lembrou de ter feito algo. “Lembro ter escrito a mensagem num pedaço de papel.”

Fortunately, he remembered to turn off the gas before he left.

Quando remember é utilizado com o infinitivo, significa que alguém lembrou que precisa fazer algo. “Felizmente, ele se lembrou de desligar o gás antes de sair.”

Forget

She forgot having nightmares when she was a kid.

Quando forget é utilizado com o gerúndio, significa esquecer-se de ter feito algo ou passado por alguma situação. “Ela

esqueceu que teve pesadelos quando era criança.”

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She forgot to pay the rent this month.

Quando forget é utilizado com o infinitivo, significa esquecer-se que é preciso fazer algo. “Ela se esqueceu de pagar o aluguel este mês.”

Comeste conteúdo é possível compreender a diferença entre o usoda partículatoouaterminação-ingapósosverbosapresentados.Verifiquesua aprendizagem realizando as atividades Talking about Preferences e Sentence meaning. No tópico a seguir você estudará a ênfase em palavras monossilábicasparaquevocêconsigaaperfeiçoarseuspeaking.

Out loud3.4 Weak and strong monosyllabic wordsEm língua inglesa, é comum palavras monossilábicas terem suapronúnciamaissuavizadaoumaisenfatizada,dependendodafunçãoquedesempenham na frase.

Com o artigo the, porexemplo,a formasuavizadaémaiscomum,poiselefrequentementenãocarregamuitosignificadonaoralidade.Oartigodefinido the é enfatizado apenas quando queremos dizer que algo éespecial.Escuteasfrasesepercebaadiferença:

Weak Strong

I found the document last night. I found the document last night.

Os Object pronouns e o verbo To betambémsãostrongquandoqueremosenfatizá-losondeestãoinseridos.Escuteasfrasesepercebaadiferença:

Weak Strong

Do you like him? I don’t like him. I like her.

Come with us to the movies tomorrow. Sorry, I don’t wanna go with you. I wanna go with them.

I’m not paid for this. Yes, you are!

I was at home yesterday. I was at home yesterday. I’m not lying!

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Learning activityTalking about PreferencesSentence meaning


Estudar as diferenças de pronúncia do artigo definido the, dos Object pronounsetambémdoverboTo be nas formas mais suaves ou enfatizadas dependendodocontextopossibilitamquevocêpronuncieaspalavrasdemaneira adequada.Para tanto, pratique este conteúdo coma atividadeStrong or weak sound?

Catching a glimpse4. Canadian movie ratings

Movies are made to entertain, inform or even promote discussions about important issues. Some are destined for children, others for adults. Each country has a system that controls what can be watched by people according to their ages.

So, if you are planning to go to the movies in Canada, pay attention to the movie ratings system:

• G: stands for General Audience, meaning that the movie can be seen by people of all ages.

• PG: stands for Parental Guidance.Itmeansthefilmhasnoagerestrictionbut some scenes may not be suitable for all children.

• 14A: (14 Accompaniment) - in this category, people under the age of 14 must be accompanied by an adult.

Learning activityStrong or weak sound?

Integrated mediaAcesseamídiaCanadianmovieratings para escutar este texto.


• 18A: (18 Accompaniment) - this rating indicates that the movie can bewatchedbypeopleover18yearsold.Peopleunder18andover14mustbeaccompaniedbyanadult.Peopleunder14arenotallowed.

• R: stands for Restricted, which means that only people at the age of 18 oroldercanwatchthiskindoffilm.

• A: stands for Adult. It corresponds to X-rated movies in the USA. In Canada, an A-rated movie is restricted to people who are 18 or older. A-rated movies usually contain violence or sex scenes.

Some Canadian cities have their own rating system, but most of them follow these categories. Next time you decide to watch a movie, take a look at the rating symbol. It will help you avoid embarrassing situations, mainly when there are children with you.

5. That’s a wrapIn this class you watched Chuck talking about money problems and Regan complaining that they never go to the movies. Based on this situation, you studied the verbs that can only be followed by to or -ing, and some that accept both but with a difference in meaning. After that, you studied the most common movie genres and their description, as well as the professionals involved in a movie production. In the Out loud section you studied that some monosyllabic words have either a weak or strong pronunciation,dependingonthecontext.Finally,youreadatextabouttheMovieRatingsysteminCanadasothatyoucanwatchtheappropriatefilmwith friends and family. Hope you had fun, good luck in the next lesson!

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